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This article offers a Kantian account of dignity violations in the context of contemporary migration to western states. It considers three major issues: “modern slavery,” statutory detention, and lack of rights to engage in economic... more
This article offers a Kantian account of dignity violations in the context of contemporary migration to western states. It considers three major issues: “modern slavery,” statutory detention, and lack of rights to engage in economic activity. While most Kantian accounts emphasize the dignity violations of treating people as “mere means,” we point out that this does not capture the central issue: the “hostile environment” that so many migrants face. The first part of the article briefly sets out a Kantian account of dignity violations. The second part highlights two key differences between modern slavery and its historical forebears. It emphasizes the interpersonal rather than institutional character of modern slavery, and distinguishes trafficking from smuggling. The third part argues that migrants who lack formal rights to remain and work face institutional exclusions that violate human dignity. Policies that aim to discourage and restrict immigration demean people’s status as ends...
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Verantwortung und Pflicht werden manchmal als synonyme Begriffe und manchmal als voneinander zu unterscheidende Konzepte verwendet. Einerseits scheint es moglich, jede Bezugnahme auf Verantwortung einfach durch eine Bezugnahme auf... more
Verantwortung und Pflicht werden manchmal als synonyme Begriffe und manchmal als voneinander zu unterscheidende Konzepte verwendet. Einerseits scheint es moglich, jede Bezugnahme auf Verantwortung einfach durch eine Bezugnahme auf Pflichten zu ersetzen und die umgekehrte Ersetzung scheint ebenfalls zu funktionieren.
The relation between morality and happiness is a complex one, and it has been widely discussed throughout the history of ethics. In this chapter, Corinna Mieth scrutinizes several influential proposals of how to understand this... more
The relation between morality and happiness is a complex one, and it has been widely discussed throughout the history of ethics. In this chapter, Corinna Mieth scrutinizes several influential proposals of how to understand this relationship. First, she sketches four general ways of relating morality and happiness: The identity thesis, the harmony thesis, the dissonance thesis, and the incompatibility thesis. In the second step, she discusses how far individual life plans are compatible with moral demands. In this context, Mieth outlines the Kantian theory of morality as being worthy of happiness and then turns to Bernard Williams and Friedrich Nietzsche, who both are proponents of a view based on the concepts of individual authenticity and prudential rationality. There are good reasons for not abandoning the theories of Williams and Nietzsche in general; however, the strict demands of morality require subordinating our personal life plans to moral values and obligations. Finally, Mi...
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The chapters are preceded by an introduction written by the editors. It introduces the phenomenon of practical necessity, distinguishes between different dimensions of this phenomenon, clarifies different theories of practical necessity... more
The chapters are preceded by an introduction written by the editors. It introduces the phenomenon of practical necessity, distinguishes between different dimensions of this phenomenon, clarifies different theories of practical necessity and their conceptual background, and gives a detailed description of the chapters and the ways in which they interact.
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Zusammenfassung Thomas Pogge: Weltarmut und Menschenrechte. Kosmopolitische Verantwortung und Reformen. Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 2011, 389 S.